if I see something like 3X I figure it's a pattern and put a POSTIT up inside my head to keep on the lookout.It's like a scavinger hunt.Basically I think I make up these patterns, but I don't see them in NYCMaybe I would if I was NYTimes Bill Cunningham...

You have to check out my photo of the jazzy glasses. Did you find that one rue Vavin? We lived on rue Vavin for 6 months and that sign intrigued me all the time...as did many others in the city! http://thetravelingpear.com/2011/09/14/fun-with-signs/